motocrossern.
/ˈməʊtə(ʊ)krɒsə/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdoʊˌkrɔsər/, /ˈmoʊdoʊˌkrɑsər/ 1. A motorcycle designed for use in motocross.
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1968 New Mexican (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 26 Sept. 19/7 (advt.) 1967 Montesa 250 cc Motocrosser. Was $699. Now $549.
1975 Motorcycle Sport Feb. 61/1 (caption) Focal point of the KTM stand—a 250 moto-crosser.
1985 Dirt Bike Mar. 27/2 This is a feature usually seen only on enduro bikes, if at all, and they are very welcome on a motocrosser.
1993 Outdoor Canada Sept. 29/3 An elastic girdle that motocrossers call a ‘kidney belt’.
2000 Evening Times (Electronic ed.) 23 Dec. He was out on a motocrosser with World Superbike rider..Neil Hodgson when he came a cropper on some sand bumps.
2. A person who rides such a motorcycle.
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1969 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 27 Oct. 34/1 (advt.) We have the potent 125CC, 250, new 360 racers available for the serious motocrosser.
1972 Press-Courier (Oxnard, Calif.) 4 Nov. 16/2 Mark Raiche, popular junior-ranked motocrosser from the Oxnard area.
1977 Washington Post 11 July d1/1 You should also have great confidence in your ability to heal quickly. Motocrossers fall off a lot.
2010 A. Fiolek & C. Ryder Kicking up Dirt 88 We planned to have me race about fifteen times a year—less than many amateur motocrossers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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